Van Brakelkwartier, Amsterdam – “a 6”

Van Brakelkwartier is located in the province of Noord-Holland, in the municipality of Amsterdam, in the district Chassébuurt The neighbourhood has a total area of 5 hectares, of which 4 hectares are land and 1 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU0363EN03. The postcode area is 1057DT-1057XM.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as excellent with a score of 9.4. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'a 6'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Van Brakelkwartier has 965 residents. Of these, 45,6% are men and 54,4% are women. Most residents are 25 to 45 years (34,2%). The other age groups are 25,9% for '45 to 65 years', 15,0% for '0 to 15 years', 13,0% for '15 to 25 years' and 11,4% for '65 years or older'. Of the residents, 64,2% is unmarried, 24,4% is married, 8,3% is divorced and 3,1% is widowed. 330 residents originate from the Netherlands, 125 come from Europe and 510 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 505 households in Van Brakelkwartier. 48,5% of these are single-person households, 19,8% households without children and 31,7% households with children. The average household size is 1,9 persons.

In Van Brakelkwartier there are 800 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €34.400, which is €1.400 (4%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €27.200, which is €2.000 (7%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Van Brakelkwartier are highly educated. 48,1% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO), 27,8% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 24,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4).

Of the 965 residents, around 58% are in paid employment, which amounts to 560 people. This is 7% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (78%), while 22% are self-employed. In Van Brakelkwartier, 23% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 100 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Van Brakelkwartier there are 472 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €513.000. Of these, around 97% are occupied and 3% unoccupied. Most homes are rental properties. This amounts to 83% rental homes and 17% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 17% privately owned, 48% owned by housing associations and 35% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Van Brakelkwartier are 1900-1925 (63%) and 1925-1950 (27%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Van Brakelkwartier. The most recently listed home is Witte de Withstraat 1 by Koops Makelaardij Amsterdam op Pararius. No homes were sold in Van Brakelkwartier over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Van Brakelkwartier. The most recent home is Van Brakelstraat 38-4, offered by www.vva.amsterdam. No homes were let in Van Brakelkwartier over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Van Brakelkwartier.

Energy

In Van Brakelkwartier there are 486 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are C (24%), B (20%) and D (18%). On average, an address in Van Brakelkwartier uses 1.830 kWh of electricity per year. This is 35% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 770 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 40% below the national average of 1.280 m³.